Science
16 Surprising Facts About The Wright Brothers Everybody Should Know
Orville and Wilbur Wright, more commonly known as "The Wright Brothers", were among, if not the most influential American engineers…
The Secret Talents of 17 Historical Greats
Thanks to the work of historians, both amateur and professional, we now know almost every single detail of the lives…
20 Noteworthy Engineering Failures in History
Engineers are the unsung heroes of modern civilization. Providing mankind with the ability to travel over water with ships, drive…
16 Medical Procedures and Devices from the Early 1900s that are Straight Out of a Nightmare
Medical devices from the early part of the 1900s looked like torture devices dreamed up by the devil himself. They…
Recent Groundbreaking Discoveries of World War II Artifacts
The Second World War was fought from the waters off the Antarctic to the Aleutian Islands. Ships were stalked by…
16 of History’s Deadly Diseases That Were In Decline And Are Now Making A Comeback
Microbes are scary. Responsible for more deaths than weapons of war, we are unable to see them with our naked…
What All History Lovers Should Know About Benjamin Franklin
While Benjamin Franklin might be best known for flying a kite in a thunderstorm, he never actually flew a kite.…
21 Oddities About the Real Life of Egyptian Pharoah, King Tut
Few things inspire the popular imagination quite like the boy king of ancient Egypt, King Tutankhamun. He lived and reigned…
17 Incredible Historical Advertisements that Attempted (Sometimes Successfully) to Predict the Future
As legendary physicist Nils Bohr once quipped: "prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future". Any attempt to…
Countdown: Worst Years to Be Alive in History
Human history has had plenty of ups and downs. For every great triumph, there has been a great disaster. What’s…